Who are the most famous softball players in the world right now? The article below contains ten of the best and most well-known softball players in the world.Softball is a popular sport that is mainly played in the American region. This is a game similar to baseball but with a larger ball with some changes in rules and equipment.Softball is mostly played by women, it is considered one of the best sports for girls. Here are the best and most famous softball players enlisted. Have a look.
10. Yukiko Ueno
Yukiko Ueno was born on 22 July 1982 (age 40) in Fukuoka, Japan. She is professional right-handed softball pitcher and she is also playing for the Japanese national team. She is part of a team who won a bronze and two gold medals at the 2004, 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She became the first pitcher ever to throw a perfect game at the Olympics, against China in Athens.
9. Monica Abbott
Monica Abbott was born on 28 July 1985 (age 37 years) in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American professional softball pitcher and also plays for the USA national team. She is part of the national softball team who won the silver medals at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics. And this player is also known as Top 15 Softball Players in 2023.
8. Eri Yamada
Eri Yamada was born on 8 March 1984 (age 38 years) in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan. She is a professional left-hand outfield softball player. Yamada is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
7. Yamato Fujita
Yamato Fujita was born on 18 December 1990 (age 31 years) in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. She is a Japanese softball pitcher for the Japan women’s national softball team. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. She also participated at the 2018 Asian Games, and the 2018 Women’s Softball World Championship.
6. Mana Atsumi
Mana Atsumi is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She was born on 15 June 1989 (age 33 years) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. She represented Japan’s national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal and also participated at the 2013 Canada Cup and the 2016 Women’s Softball World Championship.
5. Kelsey Stewart
Kelsey Stewart was born on 15 August 1994 (age 28 years) in Wichita, Kansas, United States. She is a professional American softball player. She was a member of the American national softball team that won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
4. Nodoka Harada
Nodoka Harada was born on 9 August 1991 (age 31 years) in Soja, Okayama, Japan. She is a professional left-hand outfield softball player. She was a member of the Japanese national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and two gold in Asian Championship.
3. Haylie McCleney
Haylie McCleney is an American professional softball outfielder. She was born on11 July 1994 (age 28 years) in Morris, Alabama, United States. She represented the United States national team at the 2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics and won a silver medal. She won a gold medal at the world game in Birmingham.
2. Hitomi Kawabata
Hitomi Kawabata was born 1 May 1996 (age 26 years), Japan. She is a professional Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She is part of the Japanese national softball team who won the gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
1. Kaleigh Rafter
Kaleigh Rafter is a Canadian softball player. She was born on 18 August 1986 (age 36 years) in Guelph, Canada. She represented Canada’s team in the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic and won the bronze medal.
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